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Published on: April 7, 2015
[Cough syncope caused by a possible Chlamydia pneumoniae pneumonia]
R Cinotti1, G Moubarak, R Gervais
1Département de cardiologie et maladies vasculaires, centre hospitalo-universtaire de Rennes, 2, rue Henri-Le-Guilloux, 35033 Rennes cedex 09, France. raph.cinotti@gmail.com
Abstract:
We report the case of a 61-year-old man who presented with coughing fits followed by sinus pauses and syncope. Cardiac and neurological diagnostic work-up was negative and the patient was considered to have cough syncope. As this occurred within the context of febrile pneumonia, an infectious disease was suspected but diagnostic work-up only revealed an increase of antibodies against Chlamydia pneumoniae. The responsibility of this agent is discussed. Clinical recovery was obtained with the prescription of antitussive medication.
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